ERIC VLOEIMANS TAKES ON LICKS & BRAINS

Eric Vloeimans brings an extraordinary big band to the BIMHUIS: Licks & Brains. This 18-piece band mixes jazz with a healthy dose of soul, funk and dance. Previous collaborators include named performers such as Benjamin Herman, Joseph Bowie (Defunkt) and remixers Kraak & Smaak. This concert is all about the compositions of master trumpeter Vloeimans, in special new arrangements, alongside tracks from the repertory of the big band. Licks & Brains is led by saxophonist, conductor and arranger Rolf Delfos.

‘Vloeimans plays crisp and self-assured, embodying the articulate melodicism of Clifford Brown plus many shades of Miles, without being imitative’ (JazzTimes).

Line-up

Eric Vloeimans trumpet, Ivo Hulscher, Bas van Schouwenburg, Jan Willem Klein Willink alto saxophone, Niels Cornelisse, Werner Most, Casper Rouffaer tenor saxophone, Ferre Leujes baritone saxophone, Remco de Vries, Peter Putting, Remco de Looff, Idius Felix, Leon de Looff, Martijn de Koning trumpet, Pieter-Gerrit Binkhorst, Vincent van Dijk, Lourens la Roi, Alexander Tichler trombone, Dennis Jong bass trombone, Albert van Dorssen Fender Rhodes/Hammond, Lou Guldemond guitar, Maarten Landzaat bass, Ramon Hanssen percussion, Martijn Groen drums, Rolf Delfos director/orchestration Rolf Delfos conductor/arranger